The non-power tailgate on my 2019 Honda Odyssey EX only opens to, a head bashing, about 5 ft., 10 in. above ground level. The tailgates on my 3 previous EX's all opened to much more than 6 Ft. The dealer tries to tell me this is normal. I can't believe Honda would made such a horrendous engineering error. Anyone else had this problem?
Problem with opening height of tailgate on 2019 Honda Odyssey EX
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Good idea about sending messages to owners.honda.com. One problem: I'm a Canadian and any Honda forms I fill in that have a .com domain generates a message telling me to contact my Canadian counterpart. In other words, "You're a Canadian, so don't bug us!"
I certainly agree that they need to raise the hatch height. I've dinged myself a few times
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I certainly agree that they need to raise the hatch height. I've dinged myself a few times
!I just bought an EX-L and one of the reasons was for the adjustable tailgate. When I got home I discovered that I couldn't set the rear tailgate to open all the way because it would hit my standard size garage door (Door opening is 6' 11"). I had to lower the adjustable position to near that of the typical EX position (but was able to go another inch or 2 higher... which allowed me to walk under it.). But my 2006 Odyssey could open enough, so I still agree it is a design issue.
Agreed, Schif72. I think Honda dropped the ball on this one. Even if they would offer a replacement set of hinges for a nominal fee, that open to the right height, I'm sure a lot of people would take them up on it. Then again, some would want them for free because it is a design error. It's a real no-win scenario.
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Probably not. I'm only speculating but the marketing guys at Honda likely anticipated anyone's desire to turn an EX into an Elite, tailgate-wise
.I was wondering about this after i sold my '10 and bought a '15. I keep hitting my head because I am used to a higher liftgate.
I feel like you give them too much credit sometimes.Probably not. I'm only speculating but the marketing guys at Honda likely anticipated anyone's desire to turn an EX into an Elite, tailgate-wise
It would be cheeper to use the same dies for the rear door press molds so I suspect their penny pinching would have gotten the better of them and they would have resorted to designing a hinge with the same bolt pattern.
As with you, it’s all speculation until someone digs up specs for both hinges.
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They called me yesterday and left a message. I'll have to try to get back with them on Monday
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Yes that's what I did
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Just took care of my Honda Odyssey tailgate. They had to replace the struts in the tailgate. I'm picking it up later today. But they said they fixed it and it goes up higher now. And I have the E X model without the automatic tailgate
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It has been taken care of corporate got back with me and said they would work with me. They replace the tailgate struts and supposedly it's working well now picking it up later today
When you get it back, please do us a favor and measure the height of the opening at some common point. I too drive the EX. It would be interesting to see if I can get an extra few inches. I'm 5'10" and sometimes bang my coconut if there is a slight rise in the grade behind the van. Many thanks!
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That's because you have the automatic tailgate. This is for the ones that have the manual tailgate
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